Again, Intel officials would not comment, but there are many reasons for such a move. The most cynical reason is "market segmentation," which is a fancy way of saying the company just wants consumers to buy a new motherboard with the new CPU. Another reason is support issues. Intel is an engineering-conservative company and doesn't like to say CPUs will work with something unless all of the t's are crossed and the it's dotted. It's entirely possible that Coffee Lake could officially support Z370 only, but unofficially work just fine with previous chipsets and motherboards. Intel has done this with previous generations of CPUs by unofficially allowing motherboard vendors to support them.
Of course, there's also the chance that it really isn't compatible. Although Coffee Lake is based on the same 14nm process as Kaby Lake and Skylake and appears to use the same chipset, it's believed to be Intel's first six-core chip in a mainstream platform. More cores means more power consumption, and Intel may never have planned for the Z270 to support the power requirements for Coffee Lake. < การมาของ Ryzen มีผลชัดเจนตรงนี้ Motherboard makers are likely unhappy with the news, too. As word spreads that Z270 won't work with the next CPU, consumers, especially enthusiasts, may decide against buying a Z270-based product, knowing that's its essentially outdated. If the new CPU were compatible, that stampede is less likely to occur. In some ways, Asrock's slip of the tongue could convince Intel to change its mind on compatibility. As of this morning, Asrock's Twitter post had not been removed. No matter what the reason, the news couldn't come at a worse possible time. With the company under full assault by AMD's Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper, keeping the base happy and loyal is a given.
Again, Intel officials would not comment, but there are many reasons for such a move. The most cynical reason is "market segmentation," which is a fancy way of saying the company just wants consumers to buy a new motherboard with the new CPU. Another reason is support issues. Intel is an engineering-conservative company and doesn't like to say CPUs will work with something unless all of the t's are crossed and the it's dotted. It's entirely possible that Coffee Lake could officially support Z370 only, but unofficially work just fine with previous chipsets and motherboards. Intel has done this with previous generations of CPUs by unofficially allowing motherboard vendors to support them.
Of course, there's also the chance that it really isn't compatible. Although Coffee Lake is based on the same 14nm process as Kaby Lake and Skylake and appears to use the same chipset, it's believed to be Intel's first six-core chip in a mainstream platform. More cores means more power consumption, and Intel may never have planned for the Z270 to support the power requirements for Coffee Lake. < การมาของ Ryzen มีผลชัดเจนตรงนี้ Motherboard makers are likely unhappy with the news, too. As word spreads that Z270 won't work with the next CPU, consumers, especially enthusiasts, may decide against buying a Z270-based product, knowing that's its essentially outdated. If the new CPU were compatible, that stampede is less likely to occur. In some ways, Asrock's slip of the tongue could convince Intel to change its mind on compatibility. As of this morning, Asrock's Twitter post had not been removed. No matter what the reason, the news couldn't come at a worse possible time. With the company under full assault by AMD's Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper, keeping the base happy and loyal is a given.
but unofficially work just fine with previous chipsets and motherboards.
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